CURRENT MISSION

Travel, always, but also enjoy my country! I have just bought a new house with huge garden 40 km from Brussels.

ABOUT ME

I am Esthel and I enjoy what life offers me! I love animals (I'm vegetarian) and nature in general. Trekking and swimming are my favourite sports but I also like extreme sports. My most life changing experience was to jump in a parachute!! I love reading and lately I have started writing as well. I also make various objects in clay.

PHILOSOPHY

An open mind in a healthy body

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

HOW I PARTICIPATE IN COUCHSURFING

I offer my couch to those who are coming to Beauvechain and I would love to show you around or organise excursions!

COUCHSURFING EXPERIENCE

Couchsurfing is the most amazing way to travel, I have met so many extraordinary people through this organisation, thank you so much!

Interests

I have a lot of different interests but one of my passions is travelling... I had the chance to travel one year by myself and it was truly amazing ! you can have a look at my blog and pictures here: theworldisbiutiful.blogspot.com

• animals
• writing
• singing
• photography
• cooking
• vegetarian
• reading
• traveling
• drawing
• cycling
• sports
• swimming
• extreme sports
• languages
• volunteering

Music, Movies, and Books

So many I cannot list them here :)
My favourite book is "L'Elegance du hérisson" and some bands I enjoy are Muse, MLCD, Ghinzu, Alela Diane, Arcade Fire, the Beatles just to name a few but there are so many more!!!!! I like to play the harmonica and have just started learning to play Ukulele. And films, I love films... Have you seen Tracks? I loved it!

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Swimming with sharks on the Galapagos Islands
Swimming with Piranhas in the Ecuadorian jungle
Swimming in Baikal Lake after a long bike ride, with open mouth to drink at the same time

I know, a lot of swimming... :)

Volunteering one month with street children in Nepal with my mother
Volunteering in Tanzania
Woofing in Australia and Argentina
Travelling around the World by myself for one year.

Teach, Learn, Share

I can teach languages (french, norwegian, english) or how to play basic harmonica, cook vegetarian dishes, cut your hair, draw you something, show you my city, I can teach you the basics of photography, ...

I would like to learn all the languages in the world but if you can teach me some words in your language it would already be great, also I would like to learn how to sing

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can share meals, stories, ideas, laughs, and hopefully create good memories.

Countries I’ve Visited

Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, China, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, Iceland, India, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Morocco, Nepal, Nicaragua, Peru, Russian Federation, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, Viet Nam

Countries I’ve Lived In

Austria, Belgium, Norway

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